Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-15
puNoER iN TROUBLE
An Incident which Made the Old Gentle
man Weary and Sick.

oON0Gu TN ln0OoG9
An Incident which Made the Old Gentle
man Weary and Sick.
Sergeant, MAYBE you know some
pody who likes to buy me oudt?" said
Mr. Dunder as he entered the Central
Station yesterday with down-trodden
appearance. .
.'Ohl it's you, is itP'' queried Ser
geant Bendall as he looked up. Loot
into some fresh trouble, suppose?"
Sergeant, 1 vhas broke all oop.
If 1 can sell oudt doan shtay here two
weeks
Whats the occasionP''
'4Vhell, it makes me feel better If
tell you. You know keep a telephone
in my blaze; keep him to shpeak NIT
my brewer und to some Aldermans-
Yesterday man who vhas as shlick ash
grease comes in und says vhas Gard
DunderP I vhas. All right. Mr..
Dunder, der wires vhas crossed und
your telephone doan' work. Sorry if
you vhas troubled, but feex him right
off. Well, he goes NIT dot phone und
taps on der box, und takes down der
trumpet und says:
"'Hello! CentralI Hello! hello!
hello! yes! 1 vhas at Carl Dunder's.
Can you hear me now? Why, OF
course if he likes to treat me dot vhas
all right. Nice oldt mans, und doan'
you forget him! Vhen-al right,
goot-pyep
Now, Sergeant, 1 hat to ask him to
take a glass of beer, dOan' l? If /
doan' vhas no shentleman. eh?"
$50 on"
"Vhell, aboudt two hours later
second man came in. He vhas shlick,
too. Was 1 Carl DunderP 1 vhas.
All right. Mr.. Dunder, dot induction
vhas so strong we vhas in a peck of
troubles. Let ME see how your tele-
phone vhas. Und he goes oop und
knocks on der box und softly says:
"Hello Bill, vhas dot youp No.
Yes. Perhaps. Why, vhas down to
Carl Dunder's place. 1 second der
motion. L can get two hoonered votes
for him for Alderman. Hasn't treated
me yet, but he probably will. Well,
SO long
''Now, Sergeant, hat to set oop der
beer, doan' IP 1 feels tickled, you
know, und like to be a shentlemans.
81 understand. What else Pr
''Vhell, some more fellers come, und
1 doan' suspect nopody until Shake
comes home. Den he says it vhas an
old shestnut, und dot vhas soft in der
headt. Dot makes me madt all oafer.
Poorly queek somepody comes in. Was
L Carl DunderP vhas. All right.
Say. Mr.. Dunder, When you ring on der
telephone your number doan' drop in
der office. Please allow me. Und he
goes oop und rings und calls oudt:
'''Vhas dot you, Nellie. All! dere,
Nell? Does dot number drop down
when 1 ring? Say, vhas you going
oop to der Flats next Secondary ? Guess
where vas ? Not much You vhas
vhay off. L yhas down to Carl
''Vhell, Sergeant, dot vhas all
could shtand. 1 slump on dot teller
und gif him six weeks sickness"
.'Good! honor your pluck -
Sergeant, keep quiet. He doan' go
AWAY oafer half an hour when my tele-
phone rings. Was Carl Dunder ?
vhas. Dis vhas Supt Shackson, of
der telephone. Mr.. Dunder, you hat
almost killed one of our regular re-
pairers, und [ like to say to you dot it
cost you more ash four hoonered dol
lars -
Nor
"Dot vhas so. 1 doan' shleep two
winks last night, und my wife says it
Will all come oudt dot 1 vhas Nc
Garigle."
at was q bad mistake
"Vhell, What can 1 do? Shust like
tells you, nopody vhas two times
alike. Ivhas all der time shaking nit
my boots, und Shake vhas going into |
consumption. Sergeant. if somepody |
arrests me let him be very soft und |
quiet. L vhas SO broke oop dot 1 can't |
stand some more grief. If you see
Mister Shackson tell him how it vhas. |
Tell him dot vhas all turned around |
in dis country. und eafery time L kick
at some dead-beat he proves to be
shentlemans. Goodbye, Sergeant
faype L take some Rough on some
Eats und put an end to all dis grief. -
Detroit Free Press.
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